"Following the ouster of Mr. Trump in 2020, this new-new-left had exactly what it had been clamoring for, a liberal Democrat in the White House. Given the sense of impending catastrophe at present, it may be difficult to remember precisely how much sniveling bullshit went into selling Joe Biden." — Rob UrieHave you noticed that the president of Ukraine (or, governor of America's fifty-first state), Mr. Zelensky, has been globe-trotting for weeks: London, Helsinki, Paris, Hiroshima? That's because this is one of those months when years happen; the world is changing at hyper-speed. He seems to be running scared, a little bit, trying to keep ahead of the changing game. What sounded like a great idea to a certain claque of so-called neo-cons in our country — to use Ukraine as a bear trap — has instead rather suddenly revealed Europe's and America's manifold bankruptcies and revolted the whole rest of the world outside of Western Civ. Oh, the wonder and nausea!
"First we should have a ceasefire. Then let's talk about the new security architecture of the European continent. The only peace agreement that could close this whole conflict is if it is between Russia and the United States. What is at stake is the future security of Europe. It's obvious that without the US there is no security architecture for Europe, and now the war can only be stopped if the Russians can make an agreement with the United States."As a European I am not happy with that," he added. "But this is the only way out."
It's "obvious" that Kiev can't win the war against Moscow. Orban, noting Hungary views the ongoing hostilities from a special angle, stated:"Emotionally, it's tragic, all of our hearts are with the Ukrainians. But I'm speaking as a politician who should save lives. Hungary itself is losing lives daily as well due to the conflict."Orban refered to members of Ukraine's Hungarian ethnic minority that have been "conscripted" to fight Russia. He abstained from condemning Moscow for the "invasion" of Ukraine, stating only that the hostilities were due to a major failure in diplomacy."[The] position of Hungary was, from the very first moment, that this war is the failure of diplomacy, it should have never happened. For us it's obvious that the battlefield solution does not work. My position is that, looking at the reality, looking at the figures, looking at the surroundings, looking at the fact that NATO is not ready to send troops, it's obvious that there's no victory for the poor Ukrainians on the battlefield."Orban's remarks come as Hungary has opted to block a new €500 million ($544 million) military aid package from the EU's so-called European Peace Facility (EPF). The fund - which is designed to reimburse the bloc's own members to send arms and equipment overseas, as well as to finance foreign militaries directly - has been used almost exclusively to pour weaponry into Ukraine.
Hungary has taken a neutral stance on the ongoing hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, consistently refusing to provide military aid to Kiev or even allow the transport of military shipments through its territory. Budapest has also opposed the EU's anti-Russian sanctions, particularly those that would have damaged the country's own economy, including its nuclear and conventional energy sectors.
Comment: ... which is why the elites will do anything and everything they can to stifle free speech on the internet. Take the following story for but one example:
Glenn Greenwald: 'The regime of censorship being imposed on the internet is dangerously intensifying in ways I believe are not adequately understood'